I’ve been singing this song for days, and now it will be in your head, too. You’re welcome:
@doctor_waffle Friendly intruders at Drippo’s studio
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
No, there won’t be a second season of Agatha All Along, alas.
Oh no, Jill Zarin’s daughter, Ally, do not date that man.
This story would be a lot more interesting if it had been a permanent tattoo.
Jennings: This salute trutherism is outrageous. Rampell: Do it right now on TV! If you think it’s a normal way to greet people, do it right now on TV. Why won’t you?!
There it is: Jim Acosta is leaving CNN after CNN deliberately chased him away. Nothing about this is surprising: despite being one of the highest-rated anchors — and loud anti-Trumper — CNN tried to move Acosta from his morning timeslot to the midnight to 2 a.m. spot, coincidentally right when President Free Speech came back to office.
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant … don't give in to the lies."
Some are calling for Acosta to replace Morning Joe on MSNBC. That’s not going to happen, but I’m sure MSNBC could find room for him somewhere.
By the way, eggs aren’t cheaper.
#MeToo
The Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni conflict continues: Baldoni released 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of It Ends With Us that he claims proves he did not sexually harass her. Never mind the fact that it is a selectively edited piece of footage devoid of context, and that by releasing it to the public, Baldoni is doing exactly what Lively has accused him of: attempting to manipulate public opinion against her.
Lively’s team released a statement which read in part, “Every frame of the released footage corroborates, to the letter, what Ms. Lively described in Paragraph 48 of her Complaint. The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, flicking her lip with his thumb, caressing her, telling her how good she smells, and talking with her out of character. Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance, and no intimacy coordinator present. Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively’s co-star, but the director, the head of studio and Ms. Lively’s boss. Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort. They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching.“
An intimacy coordinator who viewed the footage had thoughts: “In a scene like that, without an intimacy coordinator, I think it was his responsibility to ask Blake, “Hey, what do you think about kissing in this scene?” if that’s what he wanted to see. But he didn’t ask her or even mention that it was something he wanted to shoot — he just went for it. She pulled away, and then he did it again. He definitely should have communicated that that was what he wanted to shoot, but he didn’t. To me, that’s pretty damning, both as an actor and a director.”
Lively’s team has also requested a gag order on Baldoni’s lawyer after releasing the footage, claiming that he is making false statements about the case.
And I am just now realizing that Baldoni’s lawyer is the same guy who represented Chris Harrison when he was fired from The Bachelor; Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, Kevin Spacey, and Megyn Kelly. Which might help explain why the Right has embraced Justin Baldoni in this case — well, that plus the whole “they hate women” thing.
Speaking of Don Lemon: Man who was fired from his job for being too misogynistic thinks it’s time for a comeback for a man accused of sexually abusing his subordinates and literally locking them in his office because, “Women love him!” Do we? Do we, Don?
So, Congress is obviously going to investigate January 6 from their own pro-insurrection perspective, because this is the hellscape we live in now. However, Speaker Mike Johnson was warned away from subpoenaing former White House aide and star witness to the previous January 6th investigation, Cassidy Hutchinson because it might lead to the release of multiple sexually explicit texts that lawmakers — plural — sent her. I say she just goes on ahead and release them. DO IT, CASSIDY.
Dark Horse Comics has dropped Neil Gaiman, canceling his Anansi Boys comic series.
Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. Discovery over their docuseries Chris Brown: A History of Violence, claiming libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Sean Combs is suing a witness in his grand jury trial, and Nexstar for interviewing him.
D. Woods of Danity Kane revealed that Combs created a verbally abusive work environment.
Mariano Rivera and his wife are being sued for covering up child sexual abuse that allegedly happened at their home and a summer camp their church runs. They deny the allegations.
James Kennedy will not be facing any charges for domestic violence.
Marilyn Manson will also not face charges for sexual assault and domestic violence because the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office are a bunch of cowards and statute of limitation laws are bullshit.
In a statement, Evan Rachel Wood wrote, “Evidence of violent crimes should not have an expiration date. I am grateful for the work law enforcement has done, and I am endlessly proud of all the survivors who risked everything to protect others by speaking the truth.”
Renewals
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has been renewed through season three at Disney+.
Cancellations
- The Empress will end with season three on Netflix.
In Development
- “Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie” — which is exactly what it sounds like — is in the works at Disney+.
Casting News
- Jason Patric is joining Law & Order: Organized Crime on Peacock.
- Arlan Ruf has been added to the cast of DTF St. Louis on HBO.
Mark Your Calendars
- Love is Blind returns on Netflix on February 14.
- Top Chef returns on Bravo on March 13.
- House of David debuts on Prime Video on February 27.
- Tracker returns on CBS on February 16.
- Bosch: Legacy returns on Prime Video on March 27.
- Roosters debuts on Netflix on February 28.
- Foul Play With Anthony Davis will premiere on TBS on February 16.
WATCH THIS
Paradise: Sterling K. Brown stars as a secret service agent assigned to protect a former President, played by James Marsden in this new political conspiracy thriller from the creator of This Is Us. And I was going to get all itchy about Marsden not being old enough to be a former President, but he was born the same year I was and I’m old as dirt, so. Series premiere. Hulu
FBI: Terrorists are plotting to crash multiple planes at once in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., CBS
FBI: International: Vo’s life hangs in the balance. Winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
FBI: Most Wanted: Oh my God, the 1985 MOVE bombings in Philadelphia are the basis of the winter premiere. It’s a dark chapter in our history that rarely gets discussed, and I didn’t know about until I was an adult — and only then because I married a Philadelphian. 9 p.m., CBS
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Amy Schumer, Joe Keery, Djo
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Alan Cumming, Paul Skenes, Emilio Vitolo
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Drew Barrymore, Brandon Scott Jones
- After Midnight: Jinkx Monsoon, BenDeLaCreme, Peaches Christ
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ringo Starr, Noah Centineo, Nessa Barrett
- The Daily Show: Lil Rel Howery, host Michael Kosta
- Watch What Happens Live: Garcelle Beauvais, Bob Harper
| TUES. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Will Trent (new) |
High Potential (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
| CBS | FBI (new) |
FBI: International (new) |
FBI: Most Wanted (new) |
| CW | WWE NXT (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (new) |
Doc (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | St. Denis Medical (new) |
Night Court (new) |
Deal or No Deal Island (new) |
The Irrational (new) |